Once again, Oldland Common is losing more bus services. For some unknown reason, the No 42 bus will not be using North Street anymore.
With the total loss of the %£@ service between Emersons Green and Cadbury Heath there will be no buses at all in North Street!
The 532 was not used enough simply because it stretched to far, and was only every 3 hours. It was our only way to get to our nearest shops in Longwell Green.
I used it, but I had to get the 9.45 am bus to Longwell Green by 10.15 to meet friends at The Harvester at midday
Then we had to rush out at 1.30 pm for the only bus home for 3 hours.
I did suggest running a more frequent service 3 days a week, so the buses could be used for two ‘country routes’, but no-one listens. The route needs to be a smaller circular route covering North Common, Oldland, Bitton and preferably Keynsham (as it did 10 years ago), Longwell Green and Aspects Leisyre Centre, so it could be more frequent. I didn’t see anyone getting on or off the bus at Pucklechurch when we went to Emersons Green for 3 hours! This would also cancel the need for the new ludicrous idea for alternate 42 services to go to Keynsham.
The new plan means everyone in the North Street/High Street area will have to walk all the way to Westcourt Drive or Barry Road to get a number 42 bus. Also the 19 service has been cut to hourly instead of every 30 minutes. People in the Park Road area can no longer access the surgery in North Common on the 42 bus, and they now have to walk to Cadbury Heath to get a bus to town!
We need more people to use more buses more often, and the new plan achieves the exact opposite. More and more houses, and less and less bus services just doesn’t make sense.
Margaret, Oldland